virtual; application; visualization

English
Innovation
Yes
Owner or author e-mail
markus.korhonen@lapinamk.fi
Main website
https://virtualforest2.wordpress.com/home/
Mobilization Potential
high
Kind of wood concerned
Woodlands and forests
Impact on environment & biodiversity
High, since the results of forestry operations can be demonstrated in the 3D forest enviroment
Ease of implementation
Requires IT skills
Economic impact
Positive
Job effect
Positive
Income effect
Positive
Specific knowledge needed
Comprehensive database, coding skills, understanding of forestry processes.
Domain
Inventory, monitoring
Ownership, cooperation
Voting
0%
Start Year
2018
End Year
2020
Keywords
virtual; application; visualization
Short description
Virtual forest is an application, which can be used in participatory planning of land use, guidance of forest owners and for combining interests of different stakeholder groups concerning utilization of natural resources and areas.
Digital solution
Yes
Type of solution
Modelling, simulation, optimization
Abstract

Virtual forest 2.0 is a research and development project that has developed a digital application to enable the visualization of forest resources and spatial data in 3D. A virtual forest is software that can be utilized in participatory land use planning, advising forest owners, and taking into account the goals of user and interest groups in the areas.The virtual forest can be used to increase citizens' understanding of different forest management options and to illustrate the landscape effects of a forest plan. The virtual forest can be used to visualize the holdings of any forest owner, and the application is compatible with various information systems in the forest industry.The virtual forest 2.0 uses open QGIS geographic information system to generate changes in forest patterns or tree data, habitat data and terrain data in a virtual 3D-visualization.  The free downloadable Virtual Forest 2.0 application was released in October 2020.

Owner or author organization
Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Owner or Author name
Markus Korhonen
Owner or author website
https://www.lapinamk.fi/fi
Reporter organisation
Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Reporter name
Merja Laajanen
Reporter e-mail
merja.laajanen@lapinamk.fi
Consent for publication
YES
Consent for contact details
YES
Project website
https://virtualforest2.wordpress.com/fi/
Main picture
Pictures copyright
Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Logo of Main Organization
Additional visual 1
Hub
Northern Hub
BP - Rosewood - V1
NO
Sustainability Potential - Value
Medium
Country of origin
Finland
Title (national name)
Virtuaalimetsä 2.0
Scale of application
National
Project under which this factsheet has been created
Rosewood 4.0
Challenge addressed
3.- Activate private owners and cooperative forest management
Rosewood Video
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ROSEWOOD4.0 features in this video Finland's "Virtual Forest 2.0", which is a new innovation tool that enables efficient visualization of forest resource and spatial data in 3D. It can be used for example in participatory planning of land use and as a gui
Has video
yes